Post by schooldad3 on Dec 31, 2021 10:42:46 GMT -6
Ezekiel 28. The man of sin 1-10 and the casting out of Satan 11-21.
It has been a while since I have posted on The Prophets Pulpit, www.facebook.com/The-Prophets-Pulpit-104262982095788 but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity. Over the past few weeks, I have been doing some you tube work on the man of sin as he is presented in the O.T. He is known by several names in the O.T. The prince of Tyrus, Babylon, king of the north, the little horn, Gog, and other names. According to Ezekiel 38:17 he is mentioned in the prophets prior to the prophecies of Ezekiel. In this post I want to take a brief look at Ezekiel 28 and point out that the passage itself is essentially a fore runner of Revelation 12 and gives us a keen insight into one of the tall tale signs of the arrival of the man of sin.
The first half of Ezekiel 28 is a prophecy against the prince of Tyrus. He is identified as a man who specifically calls himself God : Verse 2 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:… 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
This same person takes his seat between the seas which is a description of the temple wash basins that sat on both sides of the temple complex with the temple itself between them. He is incredibly smart and has the ability to accumulate great amounts of wealth which is important. The apostle Paul identifies this person as the man of Sin who takes his seat in the temple of God showing himself to be God.
2nd Thessalonians 2 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
What is unique to the Ezekiel passage is that we are told that the problem is the person of interest (the prince of Tyrus) is wiser than Daniel yet uses his wisdom to build a treasure trove of wealth. Thus, his heart is lifted up. Yet he will die the death of the uncircumcised. It is easy to see the connection between the man of sin in 2nd Thessalonians 2 and the prince of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28.
But wait there is more.
In the second half of the passage, we have another character mentioned who is called the King of Tyrus. This person was once in Eden, was called the anointed and covering cherub, dwelt in the holy mountain of God, walked among the stones of fire, and was once considered perfect. Yet sin was found in him. The rest of the passage goes on to tell how God is going to cast him out from the mountain of God and cast him to the ground. They that know among the people will be horrified at the prospect and yet once he is destroyed, he will be a threat no more.
What is disturbing is that only the KJV presents this casting down as a future tense. All other translations place it as a past fulfillment. By so doing they are being very exegetically dishonest and the power of the passage is neutered. While the verb has a past tense construction (Yiqtol) הִשְׁלַכְתִּיךָ I have cast you down, it is in a perfect verb meaning it is a Prophetic Perfective. It means that the prophet is talking about things that will still happen in the future, but it is so sure that it will happen, that he talks about it as if it has happened in the past already. The author is talking to someone in the future telling them what has been providentially determined for them. Unlike an athlete that taunts his opponent saying he is toast (like he has already beaten him) the author is telling this future person what his future holds because he the author is in control of the future. It is a prophetic absolute essential to the overall plan of God. The new translators translate it literally but do not offer any explanation of the grammatical importance of what is actually being stated and are thus intellectually dishonest. The KJV translators translate it as future because that is the intent of the statement.
Hence the man of sin and the casting down of Satan are connected.
The remainder of the passage addresses the nation of Lebanon and its destruction for being a thorn in the side of Israel.
www.msn.com/.../turkey-erdogan.../ar-AASjGD4... He called on Turks to bring their gold savings into the banking system.
Calls to bring in 5,000 tons of Gold. 298 billion in gold just from the citizens of Turkey alone.
www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkish-president-calls-on-citizens-to-convert-gold-holdings-to-lira/2462202?fbclid=IwAR3_wPf0DOcAnbmDITI87PEhSq4Q_S2ZNcnKKrNIiy5uz9OIw8NqZDdtkHY
Ezekeil 28:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures
It has been a while since I have posted on The Prophets Pulpit, www.facebook.com/The-Prophets-Pulpit-104262982095788 but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity. Over the past few weeks, I have been doing some you tube work on the man of sin as he is presented in the O.T. He is known by several names in the O.T. The prince of Tyrus, Babylon, king of the north, the little horn, Gog, and other names. According to Ezekiel 38:17 he is mentioned in the prophets prior to the prophecies of Ezekiel. In this post I want to take a brief look at Ezekiel 28 and point out that the passage itself is essentially a fore runner of Revelation 12 and gives us a keen insight into one of the tall tale signs of the arrival of the man of sin.
The first half of Ezekiel 28 is a prophecy against the prince of Tyrus. He is identified as a man who specifically calls himself God : Verse 2 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:… 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
This same person takes his seat between the seas which is a description of the temple wash basins that sat on both sides of the temple complex with the temple itself between them. He is incredibly smart and has the ability to accumulate great amounts of wealth which is important. The apostle Paul identifies this person as the man of Sin who takes his seat in the temple of God showing himself to be God.
2nd Thessalonians 2 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
What is unique to the Ezekiel passage is that we are told that the problem is the person of interest (the prince of Tyrus) is wiser than Daniel yet uses his wisdom to build a treasure trove of wealth. Thus, his heart is lifted up. Yet he will die the death of the uncircumcised. It is easy to see the connection between the man of sin in 2nd Thessalonians 2 and the prince of Tyrus in Ezekiel 28.
But wait there is more.
In the second half of the passage, we have another character mentioned who is called the King of Tyrus. This person was once in Eden, was called the anointed and covering cherub, dwelt in the holy mountain of God, walked among the stones of fire, and was once considered perfect. Yet sin was found in him. The rest of the passage goes on to tell how God is going to cast him out from the mountain of God and cast him to the ground. They that know among the people will be horrified at the prospect and yet once he is destroyed, he will be a threat no more.
What is disturbing is that only the KJV presents this casting down as a future tense. All other translations place it as a past fulfillment. By so doing they are being very exegetically dishonest and the power of the passage is neutered. While the verb has a past tense construction (Yiqtol) הִשְׁלַכְתִּיךָ I have cast you down, it is in a perfect verb meaning it is a Prophetic Perfective. It means that the prophet is talking about things that will still happen in the future, but it is so sure that it will happen, that he talks about it as if it has happened in the past already. The author is talking to someone in the future telling them what has been providentially determined for them. Unlike an athlete that taunts his opponent saying he is toast (like he has already beaten him) the author is telling this future person what his future holds because he the author is in control of the future. It is a prophetic absolute essential to the overall plan of God. The new translators translate it literally but do not offer any explanation of the grammatical importance of what is actually being stated and are thus intellectually dishonest. The KJV translators translate it as future because that is the intent of the statement.
Hence the man of sin and the casting down of Satan are connected.
The remainder of the passage addresses the nation of Lebanon and its destruction for being a thorn in the side of Israel.
www.msn.com/.../turkey-erdogan.../ar-AASjGD4... He called on Turks to bring their gold savings into the banking system.
Calls to bring in 5,000 tons of Gold. 298 billion in gold just from the citizens of Turkey alone.
www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkish-president-calls-on-citizens-to-convert-gold-holdings-to-lira/2462202?fbclid=IwAR3_wPf0DOcAnbmDITI87PEhSq4Q_S2ZNcnKKrNIiy5uz9OIw8NqZDdtkHY
Ezekeil 28:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures
